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  1. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Cicada emerging and opening wings

    Old night macro photo with a new edit. Either I didnt use diffusion back then or used very little of it, a little editing helps hide the worst of itšŸ˜ . Hope you like it šŸ˜€
  2. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Cabbage White Moth (Pieris rapae)

    Hello, These daytime moths are very common around my area, on hot days they sometime come indoors and this one perched on a Kangaroo Paw native plant in a vase which gave me a chance to shoot this shot..
  3. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Grey House Spider (Badumna longinqua) - Diffuser testing

    Hi, Haven't shot much macro while I play with my new lens, but I did have the chance to shoot some macro a couple of weeks ago to test a diffuser which I made recently. Here is a spider I shot at a botanical park on day of shooting at Daylesford, Victoria. Hope you like it.
  4. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Jack Jumper Ant (Myrmecia pilosula) - This ant will ruin your day

    Hi, Australia has a lot of ants of many varieties. They are found all over the country in all types of climates and they dominate the landscape. One of the larger ants here are the family of ants belonging to Bulldog ants (Myrmecia) which has some species that can grow over 3.5cm, however the...
  5. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Long time no see...False Garden Mantis

    Hi, I had not seen a mantis for at least a decade, they are tricky to spot but I do spend a fair amount of time outdoors. Anyways, this past June during our winter we had a week of particularly cold weather and I found this mantis inside, it stayed inside for a few days. Shallow DOF and...
  6. Maratus Pavonis 01

    Maratus Pavonis 01

    Common peacock jumping spider - Maratus Pavonis
  7. Maratus Tasmanicus 01

    Maratus Tasmanicus 01

    Tasmanian peacock jumping spider - Maratus Tasmanicus, short clip, best seen at 4k. Haven't done video editing for a bit, slowly getting back into it.
  8. Chavezshutter

    Landscape Nepean National Park and The Dragon's Head

    Hi everyone, I have been quite busy since my last visit about 2 weeks ago. First I have a small legal issue which is beig resolved, hope to tell you more once it is sorted. Then i got involved in helping a neighbour improve his coffee van website, been doing some product photography with coffee...
  9. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Flora of Grampians in Spring

    Hi, Aside from shooting my usual insect macro, landscape and some astro I did take some time to shoot some of the flowers and lichen I found at the Grampians. I tried to find out the names of the species and got most. In the end I had so many from my trip i chose to place them all in this post...
  10. Chavezshutter

    National Park Gariwerd (Grampians National Park)

    Old Lady Moth (Dasypodia selenophora) Gariwerd is the native and original name for this beautiful and unique park located 260 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The site is a special place for Aboriginals, where the largest number of ancient rock paintings can be found in south eastern...
  11. Chavezshutter

    Grampians peacock spider expedition gets green light

    Hello, I am very excited to tell you lockdown restrictions have finally eased and I have just booked accomodation to stay at Grampians National Park. I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time as Grampians is the one place in Victoria where 5 species of peacock jumping spider have...
  12. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Web droplets

    Hello, I took this shot during a rare Melbourne foggy morning which I've mentioned in other posts, hope you like it, I have lots of these, some which i think are better, might be time to start an album rather than dump them all here. My edit here is a bit more creative and colourful but nothing...
  13. Chavezshutter

    Want critique Battleweary - Blue Metallic Flea Beetle (Altica pagana)

    Hi, Taken at the same time as my Longhorn beetle posted prior, I found this guy at Werribee Gorge park. It has seen better days with only one antenna and a few dents on its armour but the colour alone i felt was worth posting, hope you like it
  14. Chavezshutter

    Wildlife Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)

    Hi, I found this Jacky Dragon basking in the sun while walking some coastal bushlands near Rye a few months ago. It did not care at all about me and my camera and got some great close ups but I thought i would show it in full first, hope you like it.
  15. Chavezshutter

    Your opinion? Orange Spider Wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor) Rye, Victoria

    While on vacations to a nearby beach I saw this beautiful wasp. It is about 4 cm long and it was hunting. It's movement I can only describe as a bee on crack cocaine or some other heavy drug. Very erratic stop and go fast movement, jumpy and very aggressive, it would not sit still for a...